German internet millionaire Kim Schmitz is seen in Hong Kong in this 1999 handout file photo. Internet content hosting website Megaupload.com founders Kim Schmitz and Mathias Ortmann were arrested with two other company executives in Auckland, New Zealand, by local authorities on Jan ...

(THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A 33-year-old woman in London lost 57kg over two years because a video game had indicated that she was overweight, Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press reported The woman, only known as Rose, who weighed 142kg then, had bought a Nintendo Wii home video game...

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In a letter to the media, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew writes that Singapore cannot argue that ministers' sole reward should be their contribution to the public good. -- PHOTO: REUTERS Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who is currently in Paris to attend Total's advisory council meeting, sent a ...

This handout picture taken on Jan 18, 2012 and released by the Australian Red Cross shows Australian ultra-marathon man Pat Farmer (L) after he completed an epic run from the North Pole to the South Pole in a feat of endurance he said would take its toll on his body for as long as he ...

A jobless man, who stole $32 from a mosque to feed himself and his mother, was jailed for a year on Thursday by a district court. Noraizam Abdullah, 40, pleaded guilty last month and the court then ordered prison authorities to evaluate his suitability for corrective training and prev...

KOLKATA, India (AFP) - An Indian high school teacher, with a monthly salary of around 35,000 rupees (S$900), was astounded when a routine online check of his bank account showed a balance of almost 496 billion rupees. Parijat Saha, from the town of Balurghat in West Bengal state, said...

and his friend Philip rescued a drowning man from Bedok Reservoir yesterday morning (Jan 18). The man, a Singaporean, was later arrested for attempted suicide. James elaborates: "My friend Philip and I jog regularly every Wednesday and Friday at 5am. We live at Waterfront Waves - a co...

This is what happen when you fan the ego of a little boy too much and leave it unchecked. Last year, Zhonghua Secondary School student, Amos Yee was the winner of both the Best Actor and Best Short Film awards at The New Paper’s inaugural FiRST Film Fest for his film, Jan , a funny, w...

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This picture shows a vendor holding pigeons for sale in Jakarta on Jan 10, 2012. A two-year-old Cambodian boy has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, in the country's first fatality from the virus this year. -- PHOTO: AFP PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A two-...

bbqduck79 said on 19 Jan, 2012 Report as offensive C'mon!! You asked for EXTRA chilli, yet you still complaint. If the stall owner add too little extra.. you will complaint saying stingy.. next time bring your own chilli sauce along, it makes your life easier. JackPlace said on 19 Jan...

's mother was horrified when she told her that she was dating Jason, a heavily tattooed guy, who also happened to be her tattoo artist. But everything changed when her mother realised how sincere Jason was. Michelle told us her love story: "I told my sister that I wanted a dragon tatt...

Singapore’s YES! Startup seed fund no more, resurrects as ACE Startups January 19, 2012 by Terence LEE The YES! Startup scheme, a government seed fund that has been around since 2008, is no more. It is being replaced by ACE Startups , which will accept applications from 1st February. ...

POSB account holders queueing to update their passbooks in Bishan on Jan 6, after hundreds of DBS and POSB customers were hit by ATM fraud. From June 30, all banks must give SMS alerts for ATM withdrawals over a set amount. -- ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE By Magdalen Ng Alerting customers to l...

It could have been the seventh body found in the past six months at the now infamous reservoir . A 42-year-old Chinese man was rescued by two joggers when he attempted to commit suicide at Bedok Reservoir Park in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, local media reports reveal. Police s...

SHE sat down on the toilet bowl in her master bedroom bathroom on March 25, 2009. And for the next 902 days, the small, white-tiled room became Madam Leong Mee Yan's home. She ate her meals there and slept there. And no amount of cajoling from her husband would make her leave the toil...

Ah - paparazzo - thanks for the comment - you and me both!! Unfortunately the list is too long for a 'pocket' card to carry with me. I think the trick is to do like I do with my mandarin language.. just try and master and remember one or two words a day - over time the total vocabular...

INDONESIA: Indonesians are being urged to eat less rice and shift to alternative sources of staple foods. The Trade Minister said this is because they are eating more rice than the country can currently produce. But experts say the solution lies with getting more Indonesians out of po...

and girlfriend, Hui Xin, got together after watching a movie, during which Hui Xin cried and Wee Kiong made a promise never to cheat on her feelings. Wee Kiong shares his love story: "Hui Xin is studying in the same school as me, Meridian Junior college. I am one year older than her. ...

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CAIRO (REUTERS) - Radioactive material has been stolen from a nuclear power station on Egypt's Mediterranean coast that was the site of violent protests last week, state-run al-Ahram newspaper reported on Thursday. A safe containing radioactive material at the Dabaa nuclear power plan...

First class of startups announced for JFDI-Innov8 startup bootcamp January 19, 2012 by Terence LEE They hail from 12 different countries, from places like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Come 26th January, these startups will start on their 100-day race ...

Train service between Promenade and Marina Bay Circle Line stations has been halted due to a track fault, SMRT said in a Twitter update on Thursday afternoon. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG Train service between Promenade and Marina Bay Circle Line stations has now resumed after being tempor...

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SINGAPORE - A 25m stretch spanning two lanes of Bukit Timah Road towards Woodlands Road was closed to traffic for the most part of yesterday after what the Land Transport Authority (LTA) described as cavities were spotted along the drain embankment and its surrounding area. The closur...

Suspects Loke Siew Fei (left) and H'ng Gaik Chin were charged in court on 14 Jan 2012 over the ATM skimming case, which saw $1 million stolen from almost 700 DBS and POSB customers. They were arrested during a raid at a hotel in Geylang. -- PHOTO: SPH By Magdalene Ng Two men charged w...

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A motorist was injured in an accident involving two cars along Lornie Road on Thursday morning, said the police. -- PHOTO: NICHOLAS YONG By Cheryl Ong A motorist was injured in an accident involving two cars along Lornie Road on Thursday morning, said the police. The crash caused one ...

English star midfielder David Beckham will return to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer for the 2012 season, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: AFP LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham will be returning to the LA Galaxy on a fresh...